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Hurting

noun/hˈɜːɾɪŋ/
Definition
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
be the source of pain
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɜːɾɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈɜːtɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈɜːtɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /hˈɜːɾɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
“the patient developed severe pain and distension”
verbbe the source of pain
verbgive trouble or pain to
“This exercise will hurt your back”
verbcause emotional anguish or make miserable
“It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”
verbcause damage or affect negatively
“Our business was hurt by the new competition”
verbhurt the feelings of
“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
verbfeel physical pain
“Were you hurting after the accident?”
verbfeel pain or be in pain
Word Forms
painverbcause emotional anguish or make miserable
hurtverbfeel physical pain
achenouna dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
achingnouna dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
smartingnouna kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
smartnouna kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
hurtnounpsychological suffering
hurtingnouna symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
painnounsomething or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
anguishnounextreme distress of body or mind
offensiveadjectivesubstitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
offencenouna lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
offensenouna lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
spitenounmalevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
sufferernouna person suffering from an illness
sufferingnouna state of acute pain
sufferancenounpatient endurance especially of pain or distress
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
tut weh
ein Symptom einer körperlichen Verletzung oder Störung
🇫🇷French
blesser
un symptôme d'une blessure ou d'un trouble physique
🇪🇸Spanish
lastimando
un síntoma de algún daño o trastorno físico
🇮🇹Italian
ferito
un sintomo di qualche danno o disturbo fisico
🇳🇱Dutch
pijn doen
een symptoom van een of andere fysieke pijn of aandoening
🇵🇹Portuguese
machucando
um sintoma de alguma lesão física ou distúrbio
🇷🇺Russian
больно
симптом какой-либо физической травмы или расстройства
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चोट पहुँचाने
किसी शारीरिक चोट या विकार का लक्षण
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্যাথা
কিছু শারীরিক আঘাত বা ব্যাধি একটি উপসর্গ
🇮🇳Tamil
வலிக்கிறது
சில உடல் காயம் அல்லது கோளாறுக்கான அறிகுறி
🇮🇳Telugu
బాధిస్తోంది
కొంత శారీరక గాయం లేదా రుగ్మత యొక్క లక్షణం
🇮🇳Marathi
दुखापत
काही शारीरिक दुखापत किंवा विकाराचे लक्षण
🇮🇳Gujarati
નુકસાન પહોંચાડે છે
કેટલીક શારીરિક ઇજા અથવા ડિસઓર્ડરનું લક્ષણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೋಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಕೆಲವು ದೈಹಿಕ ನೋವು ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വേദനിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
ചില ശാരീരിക മുറിവുകളുടെയോ ക്രമക്കേടിൻ്റെയോ ലക്ഷണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੁਖਦਾਈ
ਕੁਝ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਦਾ ਲੱਛਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
تکلیف دہ
کسی جسمانی چوٹ یا خرابی کی علامت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
伤害
某些身体伤害或疾病的症状
🇯🇵Japanese
傷つける
何らかの身体的損傷または障害の症状
🇰🇷Korean
아프다
신체적 상처나 장애의 증상
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm tổn thương
một triệu chứng của một số tổn thương hoặc rối loạn thể chất
🇹🇭Thai
เจ็บ
อาการของความเจ็บปวดหรือความผิดปกติทางร่างกายบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyakitkan
gejala dari beberapa luka atau kelainan fisik
🇵🇭Filipino
nananakit
isang sintomas ng ilang pisikal na pananakit o kaguluhan
🇲🇾Malay
menyakitkan hati
satu gejala kecederaan atau gangguan fizikal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مؤلم
من أعراض بعض الأذى الجسدي أو الاضطراب
🇮🇷Persian
صدمه زدن
نشانه ای از آسیب یا اختلال جسمی است
🇹🇷Turkish
acı verici
bazı fiziksel yaralanma veya bozuklukların belirtisi
🇮🇱Hebrew
כואב
סימפטום של פגיעה פיזית או הפרעה כלשהי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hurting'?
The primary meaning of 'hurting' is 'a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hurting' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hurting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hurting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hurting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'hurting' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'hurting' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'hurting' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'hurting' in regular conversations?
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